Love Parade (The Boss song)
"Love Parade" is the third Japanese single released by Korean boy group The Boss, originally intended as the last of their "Love Series". It was released on September 21, 2011 on their Japanese label Sony Music Entertainment. The single's B-side, "Girlfriend", was featured as the ending theme of the show Guru Guru Ninety Nine, which features a lot of different Japanese artists and has been running for many years. It was the show's fixed theme song from July 2011 until September 2011.[1]
"Love Parade" | ||||
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Single by The Boss | ||||
from the album Love Letters | ||||
A-side | "Love Parade" | |||
B-side |
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Released | September 21, 2011 (Japan) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chokkyu Murano, Minoru Komorita | |||
The Boss singles chronology | ||||
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Limited Edition cover | ||||
Limited Edition A cover | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
Limited Edition B cover |
Single information
The single was released in three different versions, including a regular edition, limited edition A and limited edition B. Limited edition A includes a CD, a DVD and a booklet while limited edition B includes a CD and a DVD. First press regular edition releases are filled with trading cards, one out of six in each release.
Track list
CD
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Love Parade" | Chokkyu Murano | Minoru Komorita, Chokkaku | 4:11 |
2. | "Girlfriend (NTV show Guru Guru Ninety Nine ending theme)" (Girlfriend(日本テレビ系「ぐるぐるナインティナイン」エンディングテーマ)) | Yusuke Toriumi | Kana Yabuki, Shinichiro Murayama | 5:05 |
3. | "Wasurenai" (わすれない) | canna | Shusui, Seiji Motoyama | 5:14 |
4. | "Love Parade -instrumental-" | 4:10 | ||
Total length: | 18:42 |
Limited edition A DVD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Love Parade Music Video" | |
2. | "Making Of Love Parade Music Video" |
Limited edition B DVD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Roots of Daikoku-danji: Daikoku Danji ga Umareta Basho" (Roots Of DAIKOKU-DANJI ~大国男児が生まれた場所~) | 10:31 |
Total length: | 10:31 |
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position | Sales |
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Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[2] | 6 | |
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[3] | 8 | 18,386 |
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart[4] | 26 | |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan | September 21, 2011 | CD+DVD A SRCL-7731~7732[5] CD+DVD B SRCL-7733~7734[6] CD SRCL-7735[7] |
Sony Music Entertainment |
References
- "The Boss to release "Girlfriend" as ending theme for a Japanese show". Koreaboo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- "The Boss and 2NE1 in today's Oricon Single and Album top 10". Koreaboo. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- "2011年10月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報". Oricon.
- "Oricon Style CDシングル 月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. September 2011.
- "Love Parade [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A]". CD JAPAN.
- "Love Parade [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B]". CD JAPAN.
- "Love Parade [Regular Edition]". CD JAPAN.